Jens Juel (b. Balslev, Funen 1745, d. Copenhagen 1802)
Purchased by Vestfoldmuseene/Larvik Museum (Norway) March 2024
Portrait of Anna Joachima Danneskiold-Laurvigen, née Ahlefeldt (1717–1795), in a brown silk dress, white bonnet and white fichu. She was married in 1744 to Count and officer Frederik Danneskiold-Laurvigen (1717–1762). Unsigned. Oil on canvas. Oval. 68×55 cm. Original frame.
See Ellen Poulsen's Catalogue Raisonné of Jens Juel's works no. 529. The present painting is probably a preparatory work for this painting, which shows the portrayed almost in full figure sitting by a window.
Fichu is a scarf of light fabric to cover the neckline; a triangular scarf.
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Fine art, 4 March 2024